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Another project I have been working on this year has been to “re-start” a company my grandmother founded in 1949 (Miss Prink). Here is a picture of Jane Coventry in 1925 as she made her way alone, to New York … Continue reading →

This year has been one of careful reflection and contemplation. After my resignation at the Purnell School as their “Tech Guy” (Which closed at the end of 2020 after 57 years), I had to look deeply into the outcomes schools … Continue reading →

Working diligently with the GlowForge Plus (The pro-uses a different laser and requires more safety), and collaborating with BB&N’s Middle School ceramist, Sasha Bergman, we developed a new (to us) technique. Using a converted Photoshop file of a pattern, we … Continue reading →

A rainy Sunday, a good book and time to reflect. This particular non-fiction tome is very interesting … remember, most of this world is about how you attract and keep eyeballs. TVs, Phones, Screens … name it.    

As we cautiously emerge from this chapter, what have we learned from an educational perspective? There are great inequities of race, culture and socio-economic status. Access to broadband internet and devices is still an enormous issue. The asynchronous/real time nature … Continue reading →

One of the most fascinating articles I have read in a long time about the role of Women in Computing – Thank You New York Times! Exceptional work!

As we rely more and more on computers to stay connected in this era of Covid, we need to keep the balance between tradition, innovation, teaching and learning at the center of what we do as educators, students and administrators. … Continue reading →

Here is one I worked on collaboratively with a colleague recently. The students spend 10 minutes in VR using Tilt Brush (Google) “painting” in a virtual world. We print images of their work and then they take the image and … Continue reading →

Some good ideas here.

I have been coaching “Maker Space” projects all year, three classes a week – everything from how to use a hammer to a laser cutter.  This fall, students wrote and signed a petition to have my class taught every day. … Continue reading →